| Have to agree with that quote, I think passion's vital. I've seen beginners do the Octopus with heaps of style because they enjoy it, to the extent that intermediate dancers go up to them and ask "What was that move?"
Style begins as a physical demonstration the dancer's interaction with their partner, the audience, and the music - a smile, a hand, a pause. Confidence makes it look good. Passion magnifies it into something dazzling.
On analysis, I have two separate styles, a smooth competition style (make all the moves look easy and flowing) and an Funk/Urban/Dance style (high energy/extreme - but only to the audience, not my partner!).
Anyone else find they have more than one distinct "style"?
Live passionately,
Leo |